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Fullers ESB

Fullers ESB

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Fullers

London, England

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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12913.65/5.03.65/5.05.9%98.6 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Bottle & keg (USA); Pasteurised.
First brewed in 1971. Ingredients: Pale Ale malt, Crystal malt and Maize; Target, Challenger, Northdown and Goldings hops.
Brewed at 5.5% ABV in cask and 5.9% ABV in bottle, ESB is a true liquid legend, and should be savoured as such.
ESB has a wonderful rich mahogany appearance. Taking in the nose, the beer is bursting with cherry and orange, balanced by soft malty toffee and caramel notes. The flavour delivers everything you would expect from such a full-bodied ale. The unique blend of Northdown, Target, Challenger and Goldings hops imparts grassy, peppery notes on the tongue along with intense citrus fruit characters of grapefruits, oranges and lemons. The blend of Pale Ale and Crystal malts in the brew give a biscuity, toffee element to the beer. A smooth, mellow bitterness lingers on the palate to give a superbly satisfying finish.

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 Todeon (145), Höllviken, Sweden
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20

May 7, 2008  
Amber color. Aroma is pretty sweet with fruity notes. Flavor is a bit bitter with some fruity notes and a hint of caramell. Mild finish. Much better on draft than bottle.

 daniele (640), Italy
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/517/20
Jul 25, 2008  
ambrata buona schiuma persistente note agrumate luppolate fruttate malto in bocca malto leggera tostaura caramello toffee ancora luppolo citrico buona amaro non astringente ne eccessivo buon corpo che la rende facile a ber ma non beverina il finale non e lunghissimo


 zappafan99 (256), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/518/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Taste 7/8 bottle best by 3/9. Looks: Nice bronze with a handful of bubbles in a yeasty pattern. Aroma: Yeasty sour. Caramel and malt. Taste: Nice sour and spice mix. Tea, mild citrus. Quite good.


scooterc (13), Houston, Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/59/104/518/20
Jul 21, 2008  
A great ESB. The epitomy of a good English beer. Very malty with a little caramel and a little hops. Pretty flat. My favorite bitter.


 rustychiles (373), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/516/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Pours a amber color with a small white head. Aroma of caramel and malt. Flavor is caramel, citrus and hops. Goes down very smooth. Decent brew.


 Bigmmartin (137), Dayton, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/102/514/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Draft at "The Pub" in Dayton. A nice clear amber beer with a small white head. Not much in the way of aroma, nothing really stands out much. Flavor is decently malty with a little bit of hoppy bitterness. Not exactly "specially" bitter, but a good ESB.




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